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In
the Shadow of Angkor Wat - Currently
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For six centuries, the fabled kingdom
of Khmer was Cambodia's most flourishing civilization. In the beautiful
setting of its capital, Angkor, master builders created magnificent temples;
the most majestic and monumental was Angkor Wat, the jewel in the crown
of ancient Cambodian architecture. Today, the descendants of these early
people still worship at this site, find a religious spirit in the statues,
and read the stones: intricate bas-reliefs that tell of births, cooking,
conflicts... everyday occurrences even then. Curator's
Comments: Mixes
interviews with sages, children, farmers, researchers, and archaeologists
to reveal an Angkor still inhabited by the spirits of the ancestors and
ancient gods, despite all the wars. DATE: 1997
COUNTRY: France
CREDITS:
Director: Pierre Oscar Levy
Producing Agency: Les Films d'Ici; Kalamazoo International; France 3;
Reunion des musees nationaux
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
52 minutes Color
TOPICS:
Architecture
Art & Religion
History--Cambodia
Sculpture
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